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US /ɪnˈsɛpʃən/ UK /ɪnˈsɛpʃən/
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1 noun · the beginning or... beginningorigincommencementestablishment
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Word family
Derived forms inceptional
Related forms inceptincipientinitiation

Etymology

From Late Middle English inception, borrowed from Latin inceptio, 'a beginning or undertaking,' from inceptus, the past participle of incipere, 'to begin.' Incipere combines in-, 'in or on,' with capere, 'to take,' so the underlying idea is taking something up or beginning it.

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